Malayan Water Shrew vs Rush Disco

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lachnum apalum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rush Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rush Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lachnaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lachnum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lachnum apalum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rush Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rush Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rush Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.