Malayan Water Shrew vs Thrips

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thrips
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	Aptinothrips
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.