Malayan Water Shrew vs red-bellied lemur

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eulemur rubriventer

Key Differences

  • Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while red-bellied lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew red-bellied lemur
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Primates (Primates)
Family Soricidae Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus Chimarrogale Eulemur
Species Chimarrogale hantu Eulemur rubriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and red-bellied lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

red-bellied lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew red-bellied lemur
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-bellied lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

red-bellied lemur

No description available.

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