Malayan Water Shrew vs small heath

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Coenonympha
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and small heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.