Malayan Water Shrew vs straw belle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aspitates gilvaria

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while straw belle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	straw belle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aspitates
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aspitates gilvaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

straw belle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	straw belle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

straw belle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.