Bornean Water Shrew vs Broom

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Cytisus scoparius

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Broom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Broom
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Soricidae Fabaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Cytisus
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Cytisus scoparius

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Broom
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Broom

The Broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a species in the genus Cytisus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

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