Malayan Water Shrew vs Pinewood Gingertail

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Xeromphalina campanella

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pinewood Gingertail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pinewood Gingertail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Xeromphalina
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Xeromphalina campanella

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pinewood Gingertail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pinewood Gingertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinewood Gingertail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.