Malayan Water Shrew vs Streaked Xenops

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Xenops rutilus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Streaked Xenops is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Streaked Xenops
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Xenops
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Xenops rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Streaked Xenops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Streaked Xenops
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streaked Xenops

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ecuador.