Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Phalarope

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phalaropus fulicarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red 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 fulicarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Phalarope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Phalarope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) 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.