Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-crowned Malimbe

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Malimbus coronatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-crowned Malimbe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-crowned Malimbe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Malimbus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Malimbus coronatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Red-crowned Malimbe share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-crowned Malimbe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-crowned Malimbe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-crowned Malimbe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.