Malayan Water Shrew vs Purple-breasted Cotinga

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cotinga cotinga

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Purple-breasted Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Purple-breasted Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cotinga
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cotinga cotinga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Purple-breasted Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Purple-breasted Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple-breasted Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.