Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Hemitriccus orbitatus compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant	Himalayan 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	Tyrannidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hemitriccus	Chimarrogale
Species	Hemitriccus orbitatus	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.