Malayan Water Shrew vs Social Sprite

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Arielulus societatis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Social Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Social Sprite
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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Arielulus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Arielulus societatis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Social Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Social Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Social Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.