Malayan Water Shrew vs Peg Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cladonia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.