Malayan Water Shrew vs Soapy Trich

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tricholoma saponaceum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Soapy Trich is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Soapy Trich
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tricholoma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tricholoma saponaceum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Soapy Trich

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Soapy Trich
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapy Trich

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).