Bornean Water Shrew vs Phalsa

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Grewia asiatica

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Phalsa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Phalsa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Grewia
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Grewia asiatica

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Phalsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Phalsa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phalsa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

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.