Malayan Water Shrew vs Silky Piggyback

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Asterophora parasitica

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Silky Piggyback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Asterophora
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

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