Malayan Water Shrew vs Robust Bracket

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Fomitiporia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Robust Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.