Bornean Water Shrew vs silverleaf desmodium

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew silverleaf desmodium
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 Desmodium
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew silverleaf desmodium
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.

silverleaf desmodium

No description available.

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