Malayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Brittlegill

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mountain Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Russula
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.