Eurasian water shrew vs Keruing

Neomys fodiens compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Eurasian water shrew is Endangered while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian water shrew	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Neomys	Dipterocarpus
Species	Neomys fodiens	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian water shrew	Keruing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Keruing

Habitat

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

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.