Malayan Water Shrew vs Tropical antechinus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Antechinus adustus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tropical antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tropical antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Antechinus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Antechinus adustus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tropical antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tropical antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.