Malayan Water Shrew vs Purple Cochoa

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cochoa purpurea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Purple Cochoa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Purple Cochoa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Turdidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cochoa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cochoa purpurea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Purple Cochoa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Purple Cochoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Cochoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.