Malayan Water Shrew vs Small Black Ant

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lasius niger

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Small Black Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Black Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Formicidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lasius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lasius niger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Black Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).