Elbowpatch Crust vs Malayan Water Shrew

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Chimarrogale
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.