long-nosed mongoose vs Malayan Water Shrew

Herpestes naso compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• long-nosed mongoose is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long-nosed mongoose	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Herpestes	Chimarrogale
Species	Herpestes naso	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

long-nosed mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long-nosed mongoose	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long-nosed mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.