Blackish Tapaculo vs Malayan Water Shrew

Scytalopus latrans compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish 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 latrans	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackish Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Tapaculo

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.

Blackish Tapaculo

Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans) 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.