Malayan Water Shrew vs Porter s Rock Rat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Porter s Rock Rat
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	Octodontidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aconaemys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aconaemys porteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Porter s Rock Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Porter s Rock Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.