Malayan Water Shrew vs Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Eumops underwoodi

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Underwood’s Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Underwood’s Bonneted 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	Molossidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eumops
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Eumops underwoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Underwood’s Bonneted Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Underwood’s Bonneted Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.