Malayan Water Shrew vs Piebald Alpine Toad

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Scutiger maculatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Piebald Alpine Toad is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Piebald Alpine Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Soricidae	Megophryidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Scutiger
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Scutiger maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Piebald Alpine Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Piebald Alpine Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Piebald Alpine Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piebald Alpine Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.