Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-thighed Epeolus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Epeolus cruciger

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-thighed Epeolus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-thighed Epeolus
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Hymenoptera (벌목)
Family	Soricidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Epeolus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Epeolus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Red-thighed Epeolus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-thighed Epeolus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-thighed Epeolus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-thighed Epeolus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.