Bornean Water Shrew vs Fringed dodder

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cuscuta
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), 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.