Long-tailed Hopping Mouse vs Malayan Water Shrew

Notomys longicaudatus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Hopping 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	Notomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Notomys longicaudatus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.