Bornean Water Shrew vs iron-grass

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Spermacoce
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.