Malayan Water Shrew vs Silver-backed Needletail

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Silver-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Apodidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hirundapus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Silver-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.