Malayan Water Shrew vs Snowy Disco

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lachnum virgineum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Snowy Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Snowy Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lachnaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lachnum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lachnum virgineum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Snowy Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Snowy Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snowy Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).