Malayan Water Shrew vs Sneaky Elf

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sneaky Elf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pyropyga
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sneaky Elf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.