Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Heliosciurus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.