Malayan Water Shrew vs Staph beetle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Staph beetle is Not Evaluated.

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	Phacophallus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Phacophallus pallidipennis

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

NE — Not Evaluated

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), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (United States).