Malayan Water Shrew vs Arraia

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Potamotrygon schroederi

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Arraia is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Potamotrygon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Potamotrygon schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Arraia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.