Malayan Water Shrew vs Olive Nut Truffle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hymenogaster olivaceus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Olive Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Olive Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hymenogaster
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hymenogaster olivaceus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Olive Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Olive Nut Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.