Malayan Water Shrew vs Spanish Iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris xiphium

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spanish Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spanish 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 xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spanish Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).