Malayan Water Shrew vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Merriam's kangaroo rat
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dipodomys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Merriam's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.