Malayan Water Shrew vs Western Amazonian Nectomys

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Nectomys apicalis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Western Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Amazonian Nectomys
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nectomys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Nectomys apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Western Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Western Amazonian Nectomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.