Malayan Water Shrew vs Ray

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Atlantoraja
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray