Malayan Water Shrew vs Oso Hormiguero

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Oso Hormiguero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Oso Hormiguero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Soricidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tamandua
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oso Hormiguero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Oso Hormiguero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oso Hormiguero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.