Malayan Water Shrew vs mountain paca

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cuniculus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	mountain paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.