Malayan Water Shrew vs Peppery Bolete

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Chalciporus piperatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Peppery Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Peppery Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Chalciporus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Chalciporus piperatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Peppery Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Peppery Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peppery Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).