Malayan Water Shrew vs Spine-fingered Treefrog

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Charadrahyla trux

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spine-fingered Treefrog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spine-fingered Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Soricidae	Hylidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Charadrahyla
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Charadrahyla trux

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Spine-fingered Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spine-fingered Treefrog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spine-fingered Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spine-fingered Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.