Malayan Water Shrew vs Ray

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bathyraja schroederi

Key Differences

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

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	Bathyraja
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bathyraja schroederi

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

LC — Least Concern

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

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.