Malayan Water Shrew vs white ermine

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Spilosoma lubricipeda

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while white ermine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	white ermine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Erebidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Spilosoma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Spilosoma lubricipeda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

white ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.