Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-headed Flameback

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-headed Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Soricidae	Picidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-headed Flameback

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-headed Flameback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.