Malayan Water Shrew vs Polychrome Dot Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bacidia polychroa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Polychrome Dot Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Polychrome Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bacidia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bacidia polychroa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Polychrome Dot Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Polychrome Dot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polychrome Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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