Fragrant Bracket vs Malayan Water Shrew

Trametes suaveolens compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polyporaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Trametes	Chimarrogale
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.