Malayan Water Shrew vs Sulphur Orange Tip

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Colotis auxo

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sulphur Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sulphur Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Colotis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Colotis auxo

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Sulphur Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sulphur Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sulphur Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sulphur Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.