Malayan Water Shrew vs Shining Drongo

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Shining Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Shining Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dicrurus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Shining Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.