Malayan Water Shrew vs Variable Pitohui

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Pitohui kirhocephalus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Variable Pitohui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pitohui
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Pitohui kirhocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Variable Pitohui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Pitohui

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.