Malayan Water Shrew vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sematophyllum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.