Malayan Water Shrew vs Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Rhynchostegium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Round-Leaved Feather-Moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Round-Leaved 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	Rhynchostegium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Rhynchostegium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.