Malayan Water Shrew vs Midday Jird

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Midday Jird
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Meriones
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.