Lesser Germanderwort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Riccardia incurvata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser 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 incurvata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.