Ancash Tapaculo vs Malayan Water Shrew

Scytalopus affinis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Ancash Tapaculo is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ancash Tapaculo	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rhinocryptidae	Soricidae
Genus	Scytalopus	Chimarrogale
Species	Scytalopus affinis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ancash Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ancash Tapaculo	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ancash Tapaculo

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.

Ancash Tapaculo

The Ancash Tapaculo (Scytalopus affinis) is a species in the genus Scytalopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.