Flat-skulled Shrew vs Malayan Water Shrew

Sorex roboratus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sorex	Chimarrogale
Species	Sorex roboratus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.