Long-clawed Shrew vs Malayan Water Shrew

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sorex	Chimarrogale
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-clawed Shrew and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.