Malayan Water Shrew vs Spinose Thyme-Moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Mnium spinosum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spinose Thyme-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Soricidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mnium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Mnium spinosum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spinose Thyme-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.