Malayan Water Shrew vs Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Soricidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Phaeophyscia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.