Malayan Water Shrew vs Pearly Powdercap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cystoderma carcharias

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pearly Powdercap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pearly Powdercap
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	Cystoderma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cystoderma carcharias

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pearly Powdercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pearly Powdercap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pearly Powdercap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.