broad blysmus vs Malayan Water Shrew

Blysmus compressus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• broad blysmus is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broad blysmus	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Blysmus	Chimarrogale
Species	Blysmus compressus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

broad blysmus

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broad blysmus	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broad blysmus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broad blysmus

The Broad blysmus (Blysmus compressus) is a species in the genus Blysmus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.