Bornean Water Shrew vs Dwarf eelgrass

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Zostera japonica

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Dwarf eelgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Zostera
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, 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.