Malayan Water Shrew vs Small Plume

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Oxyptilus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).