Malayan Water Shrew vs Narrow-tailed Emerald

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Chlorostilbon stenurus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Narrow-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Chlorostilbon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Chlorostilbon stenurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Narrow-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.