Malayan Water Shrew vs Mandarin Vole

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lasiopodomys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Mandarin Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.