Malayan Water Shrew vs marbled lungfish

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while marbled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Protopterus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	marbled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.