Malayan Water Shrew vs Small Scabious Mining Bee

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Andrena marginata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Scabious 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 marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Small Scabious Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Small Scabious 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 Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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