Malayan Water Shrew vs Small Gorse Mining Bee

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Andrena ovatula

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Small Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Gorse Mining Bee
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	Andrenidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Andrena
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Andrena ovatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Small Gorse Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Gorse Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.