Malayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Plover

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Charadrius montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Charadrius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Charadrius montanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Plover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Plover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plover

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.