Malayan Water Shrew vs Sooty skate

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Rajella fuliginea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sooty skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Rajidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rajella
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Rajella fuliginea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sooty skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty skate