Malayan Water Shrew vs red lemur

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eulemur rufus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	red 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 rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

red lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	red lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.