Black-headed Night Monkey vs Malayan Water Shrew

Aotus nigriceps compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aotidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aotus	Chimarrogale
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.