Malayan Water Shrew vs sable antelope

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hippotragus niger

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while sable antelope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	sable antelope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hippotragus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hippotragus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	sable antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.