bilberry vs Malayan Water Shrew

Vaccinium myrtillus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank bilberry Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ericales (Ericales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Ericaceae Soricidae
Genus Vaccinium Chimarrogale
Species Vaccinium myrtillus Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

bilberry

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bilberry

The Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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