Malayan Water Shrew vs Marbled False Truffle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled 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).