Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Malayan Water Shrew

Notomys fuscus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Notomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Notomys fuscus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.