Malayan Water Shrew vs Shade Moonwort

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Soricidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Botrychium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.