Malayan Water Shrew vs River Lapwing

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Vanellus duvaucelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	River Lapwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vanellus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Vanellus duvaucelii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

River Lapwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	River Lapwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Lapwing

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.