Malayan Water Shrew vs Swedish pouchwort

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Calypogeia suecica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Swedish pouchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Swedish pouchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Calypogeiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Calypogeia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Calypogeia suecica

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Swedish pouchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Swedish pouchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swedish pouchwort

Habitat

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

Range

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