Bornean Water Shrew vs Soapberry

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sapindus
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.