Golden palm civit vs Malayan Water Shrew

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Golden palm civit is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Viverridae	Soricidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Chimarrogale
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden palm civit and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.