Bed-jacket vs Bornean Water Shrew

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Bornean Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Sapindaceae Soricidae
Genus Alectryon Chimarrogale
Species Alectryon tomentosus Chimarrogale phaeura

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Bornean Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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