Bornean Water Shrew vs Brown Rat

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Brown Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rattus
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

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.

Brown Rat

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.