Malayan Water Shrew vs Triple-spot Dwarf

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Elachista maculicerusella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Triple-spot Dwarf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Triple-spot Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Elachista
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Elachista maculicerusella

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Triple-spot Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Triple-spot Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Triple-spot Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Triple-spot Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.