Malayan Water Shrew vs Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lophotriccus pileatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Scale-crested 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	Lophotriccus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lophotriccus pileatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) 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.