Malayan Water Shrew vs Timofeev's Iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris timofejewii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Timofeev's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Timofeev's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris timofejewii

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Timofeev's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Timofeev's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Timofeev's Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timofeev's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.