Malayan Water Shrew vs Tome's spiny rat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tome's spiny rat
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	Echimyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Proechimys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.