Malayan Water Shrew vs Spinetail ray

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bathyraja spinicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spinetail ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bathyraja
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bathyraja spinicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spinetail ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spinetail ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spinetail ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.