Malayan Water Shrew vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Hopping 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	Notomys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Notomys aquilo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.