Malayan Water Shrew vs Staph beetle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Philonthus quisquiliarius

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Staph beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Philonthus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Philonthus quisquiliarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan, Tajikistan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).