Malayan Water Shrew vs Short-tailed river stingray

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Potamotrygon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Short-tailed river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Short-tailed river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed river stingray