Malayan Water Shrew vs sitatunga

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tragelaphus spekii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while sitatunga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	sitatunga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tragelaphus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tragelaphus spekii

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and sitatunga share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

sitatunga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sitatunga

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.