Malayan Water Shrew vs Wilson's Plover

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Charadrius wilsonia

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Wilson's Plover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Wilson's Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Charadrius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Charadrius wilsonia

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Wilson's Plover share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Wilson's Plover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Wilson's Plover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wilson's Plover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Wilson's Plover

Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) 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.