vs Malayan Water Shrew

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Microcystaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Chimarrogale
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.