Malayan Water Shrew vs Spring Blackclock

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spring Blackclock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Carabidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pterostichus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).