Malayan Water Shrew vs Tropical Pewee

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Contopus cinereus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tropical Pewee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tropical Pewee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Contopus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Contopus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tropical Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tropical Pewee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical Pewee

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Tropical Pewee

Tropical Pewee (Contopus cinereus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.