Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-necked Phalarope

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phalaropus lobatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-necked Phalarope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-necked Phalarope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Phalaropus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Phalaropus lobatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-necked Phalarope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-necked Phalarope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-necked Phalarope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 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.