Malayan Water Shrew vs Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Chionomesa lactea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sapphire-spangled Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Chionomesa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Chionomesa lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Sapphire-spangled Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.