Malayan Water Shrew vs Violet Dropwing

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Trithemis annulata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Violet Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Trithemis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.