Creeping Spikemoss vs Malayan Water Shrew

Selaginella apoda compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Spikemoss	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Selaginella	Chimarrogale
Species	Selaginella apoda	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Spikemoss	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.