Malayan Water Shrew vs puma

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.