Malayan Water Shrew vs Western midget

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Western midget

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Russia.