Malayan Water Shrew vs Rusty Porecrust

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rusty Porecrust
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	Fuscoporia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

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