Four-toed Hedgehog vs Malayan Water Shrew

Atelerix albiventris compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erinaceidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atelerix	Chimarrogale
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.