Malayan Water Shrew vs Redthroat

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pyrrholaemus brunneus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Redthroat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Redthroat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Acanthizidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pyrrholaemus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pyrrholaemus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Redthroat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Redthroat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redthroat

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.