Malayan Water Shrew vs Rainbow Pitta

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pitta iris

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rainbow Pitta is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rainbow Pitta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Pittidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pitta
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pitta iris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rainbow Pitta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rainbow Pitta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rainbow Pitta

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.