Malayan Water Shrew vs northern night monkey

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aotus trivirgatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while northern night monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	northern night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Aotidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aotus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aotus trivirgatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and northern night monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	northern night monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.