Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nesomyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.