Malayan Water Shrew vs Yellowband iris

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Iris orientalis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Yellowband iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellowband iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Iris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Iris orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Yellowband iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellowband iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowband iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Australia, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.