Malayan Water Shrew vs Ruddy Turnstone

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Arenaria interpres

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ruddy Turnstone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruddy Turnstone
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	Arenaria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Arenaria interpres

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ruddy Turnstone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruddy Turnstone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruddy Turnstone

Habitat

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

Range

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

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 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.