araruta vs Bornean Water Shrew

Maranta arundinacea compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

• araruta is Not Evaluated while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araruta	Bornean Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Marantaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Maranta	Chimarrogale
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Chimarrogale phaeura

Conservation Status

araruta

NE — Not Evaluated

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araruta	Bornean Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

araruta

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

araruta

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.