Malayan Water Shrew vs Speckled Tar Spot

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Rhytisma punctatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Speckled Tar Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Speckled Tar Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rhytisma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Rhytisma punctatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Speckled Tar Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Speckled Tar Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Tar Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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