Malayan Water Shrew vs Ruby Bolete

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hortiboletus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.