Bornean Water Shrew vs Pill Beetle

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Byrrhus pilula

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Pill Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Byrrhus
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Pill Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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.