Malayan Water Shrew vs swift fox

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vulpes velox

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while swift fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	swift fox
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	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Vulpes velox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

swift fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	swift fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swift fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.