Malayan Water Shrew vs Rough-Tailed

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bathytoshia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rough-Tailed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed