Malayan Water Shrew vs Potto

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Perodicticus potto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Potto
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	Lorisidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Perodicticus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.