Malayan Water Shrew vs Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hipposideros curtus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hipposideros
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hipposideros curtus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.