Malayan Water Shrew vs Suffused Groundling

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Carpatolechia alburnella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Suffused Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Suffused Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Carpatolechia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Carpatolechia alburnella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Suffused Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Suffused Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Suffused Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.