False Truffle vs Malayan Water Shrew

Elaphomyces granulatus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• False Truffle is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Truffle	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Elaphomycetaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Elaphomyces	Chimarrogale
Species	Elaphomyces granulatus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Truffle	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.