Malayan Water Shrew vs Silver-Moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bryum argenteum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Silver-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Silver-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Soricidae	Bryaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bryum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bryum argenteum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silver-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Silver-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

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