Malayan Water Shrew vs Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Brachythecium rutabulum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Brachythecium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Brachythecium rutabulum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).