Bornean Water Shrew vs Dotted Firefly

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Lucidota punctata

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Dotted Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lucidota
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.