Malayan Water Shrew vs Pink Discus

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aleurodiscus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pink Discus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.