Malayan Water Shrew vs Sphecid wasp

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sphecid wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sphecid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ectemnius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ectemnius cephalotes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sphecid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sphecid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.