Malayan Water Shrew vs Violet Black-legged

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dioctria atricapilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Black-legged
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Asilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dioctria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dioctria atricapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Violet Black-legged share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Black-legged

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Black-legged
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Black-legged

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.