Bornean Water Shrew vs Fimbry

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Fimbry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Poales (Grasses)
Family Soricidae Cyperaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Fimbristylis
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Fimbristylis littoralis

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Fimbry

No description available.

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