Malayan Water Shrew vs Menzies echymipera

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Echymipera echinista

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Menzies echymipera is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Menzies echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Echymipera
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Echymipera echinista

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Menzies echymipera

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Menzies echymipera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Menzies echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.