delicate germanderwort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Riccardia multifida compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• delicate germanderwort is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	delicate germanderwort	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aneuraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Riccardia	Chimarrogale
Species	Riccardia multifida	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	delicate germanderwort	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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.