Malayan Water Shrew vs Slippery Jack

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Suillus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).