Malayan Water Shrew vs Rye Ergot

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Soricidae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Claviceps
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Rye Ergot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).