Cape Sparrow vs Malayan Water Shrew

Passer melanurus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Cape Sparrow is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Sparrow	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	Passeridae	Soricidae
Genus	Passer	Chimarrogale
Species	Passer melanurus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cape Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Sparrow	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Sparrow

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.

Cape Sparrow

The Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus) is a species in the genus Passer. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.