Malayan Water Shrew vs Masked Tita

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Masked Tita
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	Pitheciidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Callicebus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Callicebus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Masked Tita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Masked Tita

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.