Bornean Water Shrew vs Winged false buttonweed

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Spermacoce
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.