Malayan Water Shrew vs Thrip

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Soricidae	Thripidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hercinothrips
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).