Malayan Water Shrew vs Philippine Coucal

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Centropus viridis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Philippine 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 viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine Coucal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.