Bornean Water Shrew vs Desert Indigo

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Indigofera brevidens

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Desert Indigo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Desert Indigo
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	Indigofera
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Indigofera brevidens

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Desert Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Indigo

Habitat

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.