Malayan Water Shrew vs Spanish Sparrow

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Passer hispaniolensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spanish Sparrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spanish Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Passeridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Passer
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Passer hispaniolensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish Sparrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spanish Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Spanish Sparrow

Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.