Malayan Water Shrew vs mantled howler

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Alouatta palliata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while mantled howler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	mantled howler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Atelidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Alouatta
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Alouatta palliata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	mantled howler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.