Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Malayan Water Shrew

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.