Malayan Water Shrew vs Sumatran Serow

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Capricornis sumatraensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sumatran Serow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sumatran Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Capricornis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Capricornis sumatraensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sumatran Serow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sumatran Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sumatran Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.