Malayan Water Shrew vs Smallthorn skate

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Smallthorn skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Smallthorn skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bathyraja
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Smallthorn skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallthorn skate