Malayan Water Shrew vs Prickled ray

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Rajidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Malacoraja
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray