Malayan Water Shrew vs Southern Bracket

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ganoderma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.