Malayan Water Shrew vs New Zealand fur seal

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Arctocephalus forsteri

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while New Zealand fur seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	New Zealand fur seal
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	Otariidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Arctocephalus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Arctocephalus forsteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and New Zealand fur seal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Zealand fur seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	New Zealand fur seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Zealand fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.