Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Truffle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tuber rufum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tuber
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.