Malayan Water Shrew vs Red-billed Quelea

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Quelea quelea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red-billed Quelea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-billed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Aves (นก)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family	Soricidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Quelea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Quelea quelea

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Red-billed Quelea share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red-billed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red-billed Quelea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-billed Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cameroon, Gambia), Asia (United Arab Emirates), and Europe (7 countries).

Red-billed Quelea

Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) 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.