Malayan Water Shrew vs Slender lungfish

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Protopterus dolloi

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Slender lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Protopterus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lungfish