Malayan Water Shrew vs Thick-billed Murre

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Uria lomvia

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Thick-billed Murre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Thick-billed Murre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Alcidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Uria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Uria lomvia

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Thick-billed Murre share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thick-billed Murre

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Thick-billed Murre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-billed Murre

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.