Bornean Water Shrew vs Weeping fig

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Ficus benjamina

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Weeping fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Weeping fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Moraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ficus
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Ficus benjamina

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Weeping fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Weeping fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Seychelles), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 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.