Malayan Water Shrew vs Spiny Baskettail

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Epitheca spinigera

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spiny Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Epitheca
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Epitheca spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Spiny Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spiny Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.