Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Chaerephon johorensis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Northern Free-tailed 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	Molossidae	Soricidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Chimarrogale
Species	Chaerephon johorensis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.