Malayan Water Shrew vs Sidewalk Firedot

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Soricidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Xanthocarpia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sidewalk Firedot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.