Malayan Water Shrew vs Variable Chafer

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gnorimus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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