Malayan Water Shrew vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mungotictis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Mungotictis decemlineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Narrow-striped Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.