Malayan Water Shrew vs Swallow Nycteoline

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Nycteola degenerana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Swallow Nycteoline is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Swallow Nycteoline
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nolidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nycteola
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Nycteola degenerana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Swallow Nycteoline

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Swallow Nycteoline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swallow Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.