Malayan Water Shrew vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Geomys personatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Texas Pocket Gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Texas Pocket Gopher
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	Geomyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Geomys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Texas Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.