Malayan Water Shrew vs Willow Tortrix

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Epinotia cruciana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Willow Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Willow Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Epinotia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Epinotia cruciana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Willow Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Willow Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.