Malayan Water Shrew vs Scrub Kauri

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Agathis ovata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Scrub Kauri is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Scrub Kauri
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Braconidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Agathis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Agathis ovata

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Scrub Kauri share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Scrub Kauri

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Scrub Kauri
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scrub Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.