Malayan Water Shrew vs Ricefield Rat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Rattus argentiventer

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ricefield Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ricefield Rat
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rattus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Rattus argentiventer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ricefield Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.