Malayan Water Shrew vs Southern dwarf iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris pseudopumila

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Southern dwarf iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris pseudopumila

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Southern dwarf iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Southern dwarf iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern dwarf iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.