Malayan Water Shrew vs Meadow Puffball

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Meadow Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lycoperdon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.