Malayan Water Shrew vs white-footed dunnart

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sminthopsis leucopus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while white-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	white-footed dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sminthopsis leucopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and white-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

white-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	white-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.