Malayan Water Shrew vs Purple Pinwheel

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Marasmius haematocephalus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Purple Pinwheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Purple Pinwheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Marasmius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Marasmius haematocephalus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Purple Pinwheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Purple Pinwheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Pinwheel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.