Malayan Water Shrew vs Rufous-necked Puffbird

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Malacoptila rufa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rufous-necked Puffbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rufous-necked Puffbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Soricidae	Bucconidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Malacoptila
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Malacoptila rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rufous-necked Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rufous-necked Puffbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous-necked Puffbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.