Malayan Water Shrew vs Pheasant Coucal

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Centropus phasianinus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pheasant Coucal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pheasant Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Centropus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Centropus phasianinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pheasant Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pheasant Coucal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pheasant Coucal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.