Malayan Water Shrew vs Spangled Coquette

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lophornis stictolophus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spangled Coquette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spangled Coquette
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	Lophornis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lophornis stictolophus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spangled Coquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spangled Coquette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Coquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.