Malayan Water Shrew vs Straw-colored Sylph

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Macrothemis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.