Malayan Water Shrew vs variable forklet moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Dicranella varia

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while variable forklet moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Soricidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dicranella
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	variable forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).