Malayan Water Shrew vs Oak Blackhead

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Diatrypella quercina

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Oak Blackhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Oak Blackhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Soricidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Diatrypella
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Diatrypella quercina

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oak Blackhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Oak Blackhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Blackhead

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.