Malayan Water Shrew vs southern wainscot

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Mythimna straminea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while southern wainscot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	southern wainscot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mythimna
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Mythimna straminea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

southern wainscot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	southern wainscot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern wainscot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.