Bornean Water Shrew vs River False Buttonweed

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while River False Buttonweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Spermacoce
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.