Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Kite

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Milvus milvus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Kite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Kite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Soricidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Milvus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Milvus milvus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Kite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Kite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Kite

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Red Kite

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.