Bornean Water Shrew vs Ray's Knotgrass

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Polygonum oxyspermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Ray's Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Polygonum
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Polygonum oxyspermum

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Ray's Knotgrass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Ray's Knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray's Knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.