Grayish Button Lichen vs Malayan Water Shrew

Diplotomma alboatrum compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grayish Button Lichen	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Caliciaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Diplotomma	Chimarrogale
Species	Diplotomma alboatrum	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grayish Button Lichen	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.