Bornean Water Shrew vs Lesser Germanderwort

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Riccardia incurvata

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Soricidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Riccardia
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Lesser Germanderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.