Malayan Water Shrew vs Ornate Akodont

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Abrothrix jelskii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ornate Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ornate Akodont
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Abrothrix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Abrothrix jelskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ornate Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.