Bay-headed Tanager vs Malayan Water Shrew

Tangara gyrola compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Bay-headed Tanager is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-headed Tanager	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	Thraupidae	Soricidae
Genus	Tangara	Chimarrogale
Species	Tangara gyrola	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay-headed Tanager and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bay-headed Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-headed Tanager	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-headed Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay-headed Tanager

Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.