Malayan Water Shrew vs Wood Snipefly

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Rhagio annulatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Wood Snipefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Wood Snipefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Rhagionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rhagio
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Rhagio annulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Wood Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Wood Snipefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.