Malayan Water Shrew vs Recurved Peatmoss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Soricidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sphagnum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Recurved Peatmoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.