Malayan Water Shrew vs Sordid Blewit

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lepista sordida

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sordid Blewit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sordid Blewit
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	Lepista
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lepista sordida

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sordid Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sordid Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sordid Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

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