Malayan Water Shrew vs Orange Disco

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aleurodiscus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.