Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-headed Cisticola

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cisticola subruficapilla

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-headed Cisticola is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-headed Cisticola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cisticola
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cisticola subruficapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-headed Cisticola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-headed Cisticola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-headed Cisticola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.