Malayan Water Shrew vs Saxicoline Deermouse

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Peromyscus gratus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Saxicoline Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Saxicoline Deermouse
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Peromyscus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Peromyscus gratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Saxicoline Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Saxicoline Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saxicoline Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.