Malayan Water Shrew vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Soricidae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bradypus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Pygmy three-toed sloth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.