Malayan Water Shrew vs Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ochthoeca rufipectoralis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ochthoeca
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ochthoeca rufipectoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca rufipectoralis) 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.