Gray-bellied dunnart vs Malayan Water Shrew

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasyuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Chimarrogale
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied dunnart and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.