Malayan Water Shrew vs Pine Crust

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Peniophora
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.