Greater Dog-like Bat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Emballonuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Chimarrogale
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.