Malayan Water Shrew vs Variable Dancer

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Argia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.