Greater Bandicoot Rat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Bandicota indica compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Greater Bandicoot Rat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bandicoot 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Bandicota	Chimarrogale
Species	Bandicota indica	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.