Madagascan fruit bat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Eidolon dupreanum compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan fruit bat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Eidolon	Chimarrogale
Species	Eidolon dupreanum	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Madagascan fruit bat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan fruit bat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.