Malayan Water Shrew vs Short-eared Possum

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Trichosurus caninus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Short-eared Possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Short-eared Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Soricidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Trichosurus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Trichosurus caninus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Short-eared Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Short-eared Possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Short-eared Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-eared Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.