Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-tailed Monkey

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cercopithecus ascanius

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-tailed Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-tailed Monkey
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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cercopithecus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cercopithecus ascanius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-tailed Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-tailed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-tailed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.