Malayan Water Shrew vs Orange Knight

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tricholoma aurantium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew Orange Knight
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Soricidae Tricholomataceae
Genus Chimarrogale Tricholoma
Species Chimarrogale hantu Tricholoma aurantium

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew Orange Knight
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

Orange Knight

No description available.

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