Malayan Water Shrew vs waterbuck

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while waterbuck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	waterbuck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Kobus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.