kob vs Malayan Water Shrew

Kobus kob compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• kob is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	kob	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	Bovidae (Bovids)	Soricidae
Genus	Kobus	Chimarrogale
Species	Kobus kob	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

kob

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	kob	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

kob

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.