Bornean Water Shrew vs red beard moss

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while red beard moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Soricidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	red beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red beard moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.