Beaked Earthstar vs Malayan Water Shrew

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Beaked Earthstar is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Geastraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Geastrum	Chimarrogale
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.