Malayan Water Shrew vs Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pseudotriccus ruficeps

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rufous-headed Pygmy-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	Pseudotriccus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pseudotriccus ruficeps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps) 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.