Giant Swamp Frog vs Malayan Water Shrew

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Giant Swamp Frog is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Swamp Frog	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hoplobatrachus	Chimarrogale
Species	Hoplobatrachus occipitalis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Swamp Frog and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Giant Swamp Frog

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Swamp Frog	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Swamp Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ghana.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.