Malayan Water Shrew vs Welsh Pocket-moss

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Fissidens celticus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Welsh Pocket-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Welsh Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Soricidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Fissidens
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Fissidens celticus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Welsh Pocket-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Welsh Pocket-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.