Malayan Water Shrew vs Shingled Rock Shield

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Shingled Rock Shield is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Shingled Rock Shield
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	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Shingled Rock Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Shingled Rock Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).