Bornean Water Shrew vs Tiny vetch

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Tiny vetch
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 Vicia
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Tiny vetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Tiny vetch

No description available.

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