Malayan Water Shrew vs Split-Peg Lichen

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cladonia cariosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Split-Peg Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Split-Peg 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 cariosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Split-Peg Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Split-Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Split-Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.