forked veilwort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Metzgeria furcata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• forked veilwort is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forked veilwort	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Metzgeriaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Metzgeria	Chimarrogale
Species	Metzgeria furcata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forked veilwort	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.