Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Beard Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Usnea rubicunda

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Beard 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	Usnea
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Usnea rubicunda

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).