Malayan Water Shrew vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Alionycteris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.