Malayan Water Shrew vs Painted Suillus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Suillus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.