Japanese Pipistrelle vs Malayan Water Shrew

Pipistrellus abramus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Pipistrelle	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	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pipistrellus	Chimarrogale
Species	Pipistrellus abramus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Pipistrelle	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.