Malayan Water Shrew vs Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vampyressa thyone

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vampyressa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Vampyressa thyone

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.