Malayan Water Shrew vs Pacific Cacique

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cacicus pacificus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pacific Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pacific Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Icteridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cacicus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cacicus pacificus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pacific Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ecuador.