Bornean Water Shrew vs round-leaf cassia

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Chamaecrista
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.