Malayan Water Shrew vs Small Beech Pigmy

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Stigmella tityrella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Small Beech Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Beech Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Stigmella
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Stigmella tityrella

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Small Beech Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small Beech Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Beech Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Beech Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.