Malayan Water Shrew vs Wainscot Neb

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Monochroa palustrellus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Wainscot Neb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Wainscot Neb
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Monochroa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Monochroa palustrellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Wainscot Neb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Wainscot Neb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wainscot Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.