Malayan Water Shrew vs Mullah Spiny Mouse

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Acomys mullah

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mullah Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mullah Spiny Mouse
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	Acomys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Acomys mullah

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Mullah Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mullah Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mullah Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mullah Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.