Malayan Water Shrew vs Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Regulus calendula

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ruby-Crowned Kinglet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Regulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Regulus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Regulus calendula

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Ruby-Crowned Kinglet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.