Malayan Water Shrew vs Welsh Wave

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Venusia cambrica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Welsh Wave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Welsh Wave
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	Venusia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Venusia cambrica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Welsh Wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Welsh Wave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).