Malayan Water Shrew vs Powdered Ruffle Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Parmotrema hypotropum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Powdered 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 hypotropum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Powdered Ruffle Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Powdered Ruffle Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.