Malayan Water Shrew vs Small red slender

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Caloptilia rufipennella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Small red slender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small red slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Caloptilia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Caloptilia rufipennella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small red slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small red slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).