Malayan Water Shrew vs Tufted Button

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Acleris cristana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tufted Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tufted Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Acleris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Acleris cristana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tufted Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.