Bornean Water Shrew vs ribbed grass snail

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vallonia
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.