Malayan Water Shrew vs Scoophead

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sphyrna media

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Scoophead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Scoophead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Soricidae	Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sphyrna media

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Scoophead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Scoophead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scoophead

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.