Malayan Water Shrew vs Running Coua

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Coua cursor

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Running Coua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Running Coua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Coua
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Coua cursor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Running Coua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Running Coua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Running Coua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.