Malayan Water Shrew vs Rigid Apple-moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Philonotis rigida

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rigid Apple-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rigid Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Soricidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Philonotis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Philonotis rigida

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rigid Apple-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rigid Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rigid Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.