Bornean Water Shrew vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (प्राणी) Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same Chordata (रज्जुकी) Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same Mammalia (स्तनधारी) Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family Soricidae Cricetidae
Genus Chimarrogale Myodes
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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