Malayan Water Shrew vs Palm Tanager

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Thraupis palmarum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Palm Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Palm Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Thraupis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Thraupis palmarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Palm Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Palm Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palm Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) 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.