Malayan Water Shrew vs Olive Duster

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Coniophora olivacea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Olive Duster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Olive Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Coniophora
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Coniophora olivacea

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Olive Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Olive Duster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.