Gray-backed Thrush vs Malayan Water Shrew

Turdus hortulorum compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Gray-backed Thrush is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-backed Thrush	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	Turdidae	Soricidae
Genus	Turdus	Chimarrogale
Species	Turdus hortulorum	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-backed Thrush and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-backed Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-backed Thrush	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-backed Thrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.