Long-nosed Echymipera vs Malayan Water Shrew

Echymipera rufescens compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Long-nosed Echymipera is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed Echymipera	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Peramelidae	Soricidae
Genus	Echymipera	Chimarrogale
Species	Echymipera rufescens	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-nosed Echymipera and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed Echymipera	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.