Malayan Water Shrew vs Pale-faced Bat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale-faced 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	Phylloderma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.