Malayan Water Shrew vs Ryukyu Flying Fox

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pteropus dasymallus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ryukyu Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ryukyu Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pteropus dasymallus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Ryukyu Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ryukyu Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ryukyu Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ryukyu Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.