Malayan Water Shrew vs Orange-breasted Falcon

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Falco deiroleucus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange-breasted Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Falconidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Falco
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Falco deiroleucus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange-breasted Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange-breasted Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-breasted Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Orange-breasted Falcon

Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.