Ghost Bolete vs Malayan Water Shrew

Leccinum holopus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Bolete	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boletaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Leccinum	Chimarrogale
Species	Leccinum holopus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Bolete	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghost Bolete

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.