African Hobby vs Malayan Water Shrew

Falco cuvierii compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• African Hobby is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Hobby	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Falconidae	Soricidae
Genus	Falco	Chimarrogale
Species	Falco cuvierii	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

African Hobby and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Hobby

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Hobby	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Hobby

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Hobby

The African Hobby (Falco cuvierii) is a species in the genus Falco. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.