Black Kite vs Malayan Water Shrew

Milvus migrans compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Black Kite is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kite	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Soricidae
Genus	Milvus	Chimarrogale
Species	Milvus migrans	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Kite

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Kite	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kite

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Kite

Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.