Malayan Water Shrew vs sun shell

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Soricidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Astraea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.