Malayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Tapir

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tapirus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tapirus pinchaque

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.