Malayan Water Shrew vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Palawan Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Acerodon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.