Malayan Water Shrew vs Ussuri Shrew

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sorex mirabilis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ussuri Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ussuri Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sorex
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sorex mirabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Ussuri Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ussuri Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ussuri Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ussuri Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.