Ashen Crust vs Malayan Water Shrew

Peniophora lycii compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Ashen Crust is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Peniophora	Chimarrogale
Species	Peniophora lycii	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.