Malayan Water Shrew vs Poto Occidental

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Perodicticus potto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Poto Occidental
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Primates (Primates)
Family Soricidae Lorisidae
Genus Chimarrogale Perodicticus
Species Chimarrogale hantu Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Poto Occidental
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poto Occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Poto Occidental

No description available.

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