Four-toed Hedgehog vs Malayan Water Shrew

Atelerix albiventris compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (猬形目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Erinaceidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atelerix	Chimarrogale
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.