Malayan Water Shrew vs Piggyback Shanklet

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Collybia cirrhata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Piggyback Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Piggyback Shanklet
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	Collybia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Collybia cirrhata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Piggyback Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Piggyback Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piggyback Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.