Malayan Water Shrew vs Pleated Inkcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Parasola plicatilis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pleated Inkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pleated Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Parasola
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Parasola plicatilis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pleated Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pleated Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pleated Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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