Bornean Water Shrew vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Soricidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Buellia
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Buellia badia

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Parasitic Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitic Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.