Malayan Water Shrew vs Rosette Tooth

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hydnellum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rosette Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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