Malayan Water Shrew vs Spot-backed Puffbird

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Nystalus maculatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spot-backed Puffbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spot-backed Puffbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Soricidae	Bucconidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nystalus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Nystalus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spot-backed Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spot-backed Puffbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spot-backed Puffbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.