Giant Elm Bracket vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Chimarrogale
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.