Large Short-tailed Rat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Nesomyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Chimarrogale
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.