Malayan Water Shrew vs Sumatran Hog-badger

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Arctonyx hoevenii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sumatran Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sumatran Hog-badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Arctonyx
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Arctonyx hoevenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Sumatran Hog-badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sumatran Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sumatran Hog-badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sumatran Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.