Blue-black Tooth vs Malayan Water Shrew

Phellodon atratus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-black Tooth Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Thelephoraceae Soricidae
Genus Phellodon Chimarrogale
Species Phellodon atratus Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-black Tooth Malayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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