Malayan Water Shrew vs Nyala

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tragelaphus angasii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Nyala is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Nyala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tragelaphus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tragelaphus angasii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Nyala

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Nyala
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nyala

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.