Malayan Water Shrew vs Thyme Pug

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thyme Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eupithecia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Thyme Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.