Malayan Water Shrew vs Western Dwarf

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Elachista triseriatella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Western Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Elachista
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Elachista triseriatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Western Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.