Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-headed Quelea

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Quelea erythrops

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-headed Quelea
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	Quelea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Quelea erythrops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-headed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-headed Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (7 countries).

Red-headed Quelea

Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.