Bornean Water Shrew vs Dried Fruit Beetle

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Carpophilus hemipterus

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Dried Fruit Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Dried Fruit Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Carpophilus
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Carpophilus hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Dried Fruit Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Dried Fruit Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.