Bornean Water Shrew vs Firetree

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Morella
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firetree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.