Malayan Water Shrew vs Old Man'S Beard Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Usnea barbata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Old Man'S Beard Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Old Man'S Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Usnea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Usnea barbata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Old Man'S Beard Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Old Man'S Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old Man'S Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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