Malayan Water Shrew vs Southern Comma

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Polygonia egea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Southern Comma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Southern Comma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Polygonia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Polygonia egea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Comma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Southern Comma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Comma

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).