Bornean Water Shrew vs flat-backed millipede

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew flat-backed millipede
Kingdom same Animalia (hayvan) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Chordata (Kordalılar) Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class Mammalia (memeliler) Diplopoda (Kırkayak)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family Soricidae Polydesmidae
Genus Chimarrogale Polydesmus
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Polydesmus complanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and flat-backed millipede share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew flat-backed millipede
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

flat-backed millipede

No description available.

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