Malayan Water Shrew vs Montane Myotis

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Myotis oxyotus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Montane Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Montane Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Myotis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Myotis oxyotus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Montane Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Montane Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.