Malayan Water Shrew vs Speckled Fanner

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Glyphipterix thrasonella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Speckled Fanner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Speckled Fanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Glyphipterigidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Glyphipterix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Glyphipterix thrasonella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Speckled Fanner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Speckled Fanner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Fanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.