Malayan Water Shrew vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cryptotis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.