Erizo Orejudo vs Malayan Water Shrew

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erinaceidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Chimarrogale
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Erizo Orejudo and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.