Chestnut-headed Crake vs Malayan Water Shrew

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Chestnut-headed Crake is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rallidae	Soricidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Chimarrogale
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.