Malayan Water Shrew vs white earwort

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Diplophyllum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	white earwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.