Malayan Water Shrew vs North African Hedgehog

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Atelerix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.