Malayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Water Rat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Baiyankamys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.