Malayan Water Shrew vs Root Rot

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Heterobasidion
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.