Malayan Water Shrew vs Smalltooth stingray

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Smalltooth stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hypanus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Smalltooth stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smalltooth stingray