Malayan Water Shrew vs Scaled Fruiteater

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Aves (นก)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family	Soricidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ampelioides
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) 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.