Bornean Water Shrew vs Thread Weed

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Ulva compressa

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Thread Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Soricidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ulva
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Thread Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.