Indian muntjac vs Malayan Water Shrew

Muntiacus muntjak compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Indian muntjac is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian muntjac	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Soricidae
Genus	Muntiacus	Chimarrogale
Species	Muntiacus muntjak	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian muntjac and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian muntjac	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.