Malayan Water Shrew vs Ruff

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Calidris pugnax

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ruff is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruff
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Aves (นก)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Calidris
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Calidris pugnax

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Ruff share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ruff

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruff

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Ruff

Ruff (Calidris pugnax) 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.