Malayan Water Shrew vs Mérida Thomasomys

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Thomasomys vestitus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mérida Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mérida Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Thomasomys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Thomasomys vestitus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mérida Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.