Black-Veined White vs Malayan Water Shrew

Aporia crataegi compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Aporia	Chimarrogale
Species	Aporia crataegi	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Veined White

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.