Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	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	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.