Gray-capped Cuckoo vs Malayan Water Shrew

Coccyzus lansbergi compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Gray-capped Cuckoo is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-capped Cuckoo	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cuculidae	Soricidae
Genus	Coccyzus	Chimarrogale
Species	Coccyzus lansbergi	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-capped Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-capped Cuckoo	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-capped Cuckoo

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.