Malayan Water Shrew vs Smooth Clad Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cladonia gracilis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Smooth Clad Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Smooth Clad Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cladonia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cladonia gracilis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Smooth Clad Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Smooth Clad Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Clad Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.