Malayan Water Shrew vs Perforated Ruffle Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Parmotrema perforatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Perforated Ruffle Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Perforated Ruffle 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	Parmotrema
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Parmotrema perforatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Perforated Ruffle Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Perforated Ruffle Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perforated Ruffle Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.