Malayan Water Shrew vs Yarrow Flat-body

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Depressaria olerella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Yarrow Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Yarrow Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Depressaria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Depressaria olerella

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Yarrow Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Yarrow Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Yarrow Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yarrow Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.