Malayan Water Shrew vs Taiga tick

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Soricidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ixodes
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.