Long-tailed dunnart vs Malayan Water Shrew

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-tailed dunnart 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 Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目) Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family Dasyuridae Soricidae
Genus Sminthopsis Chimarrogale
Species Sminthopsis longicaudata Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-tailed dunnart Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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