Lesser Scalewort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Frullania microphylla compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Scalewort	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Frullaniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Frullania	Chimarrogale
Species	Frullania microphylla	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.