Malayan Water Shrew vs White-vented Violetear

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Colibri serrirostris

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while White-vented Violetear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	White-vented Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Colibri
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Colibri serrirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and White-vented Violetear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

White-vented Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	White-vented Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-vented Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.