Malayan Water Shrew vs Peruvian night monkey

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Peruvian 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 miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.