Malayan Water Shrew vs Thatch Groundling

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bryotropha
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Thatch Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.