Bornean Water Shrew vs Red Balau

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Shorea
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.