Malayan Water Shrew vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Soricidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Enterographa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.