Bornean Water Shrew vs toothcup

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ammannia
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.