Lesser Bladderwort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Utricularia minor compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Lesser Bladderwort is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Bladderwort	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lentibulariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Utricularia	Chimarrogale
Species	Utricularia minor	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Lesser Bladderwort

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Bladderwort	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Bladderwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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