Malayan Water Shrew vs Tarbagan Marmot

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Marmota sibirica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tarbagan Marmot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tarbagan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Marmota
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Marmota sibirica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tarbagan Marmot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tarbagan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarbagan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.