Little Indian Field Mouse vs Malayan Water Shrew

Mus booduga compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Little Indian Field Mouse is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Indian Field 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	Mus (House Mice)	Chimarrogale
Species	Mus booduga	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Little Indian Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Indian Field Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Indian Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.