Malayan Water Shrew vs Onion Earthball

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Scleroderma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).