Bornean Water Shrew vs Hooked Veilwort

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Soricidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Metzgeria
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Metzgeria leptoneura

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Hooked Veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.