Malayan Water Shrew vs Sweet iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris pallida

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sweet iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sweet iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sweet iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sweet iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).