Malayan Water Shrew vs Widow Skimmer

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Libellula
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.