Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nesomyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Chimarrogale
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Short-tailed Rat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.