Malayan Water Shrew vs Marsh Wren

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cistothorus palustris

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Marsh Wren is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Wren
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Troglodytidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cistothorus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cistothorus palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Wren

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Marsh Wren
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Wren

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.