Malayan Water Shrew vs Yellow-faced Flameback

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Yellow-faced Flameback is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellow-faced Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Soricidae	Picidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Yellow-faced Flameback share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-faced Flameback

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellow-faced Flameback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-faced Flameback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.