Malayan Water Shrew vs Taruca

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Taruca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Soricidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hippocamelus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.