Malayan Water Shrew vs Narrow-tailed Starling

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Poeoptera lugubris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Narrow-tailed Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Poeoptera
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Poeoptera lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow-tailed Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-tailed Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.