Malayan Water Shrew vs Tiny Big-eared Bat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Micronycteris minuta

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tiny Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tiny Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Micronycteris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Micronycteris minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Tiny Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tiny Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tiny Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.