Malayan Water Shrew vs Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Weissia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Soricidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Weissia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Weissia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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