Malayan Water Shrew vs Northern Akodont

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Necromys urichi

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Northern Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Akodont
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Necromys
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Necromys urichi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Northern Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.