Malayan Water Shrew vs Orange-billed Sparrow

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Arremon aurantiirostris

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Orange-billed Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange-billed Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Arremon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Arremon aurantiirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Orange-billed Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange-billed Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange-billed Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-billed Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Orange-billed Sparrow

Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.