Malayan Water Shrew vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Moluccan Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.