Malayan Water Shrew vs Somali Hedgehog

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Atelerix sclateri

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Somali Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Somali Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Atelerix
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Atelerix sclateri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Somali Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Somali Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Somali Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.