Brush-tailed Phascogale vs Malayan Water Shrew

Phascogale pirata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasyuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Phascogale	Chimarrogale
Species	Phascogale pirata	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Phascogale and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.