Malayan Water Shrew vs small red peat moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Soricidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sphagnum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	small red peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small red peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.