Malayan Water Shrew vs waved carpet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hydrelia sylvata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while waved carpet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	waved carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hydrelia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hydrelia sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

waved carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	waved carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waved carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.