Malayan Water Shrew vs Ribbon-tailed Drongo

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dicrurus megarhynchus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ribbon-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dicrurus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dicrurus megarhynchus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Ribbon-tailed Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ribbon-tailed Drongo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ribbon-tailed Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ribbon-tailed Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.