Malayan Water Shrew vs Powdered Speckleback Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Punctelia perreticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Powdered Speckleback 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	Punctelia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Punctelia perreticulata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Powdered Speckleback Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Powdered Speckleback Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.