Bornean Water Shrew vs Forest Num-num

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Carissa
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.