Malayan Water Shrew vs New Guinean planigale

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Planigale
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.