Malayan Water Shrew vs Stinking Earthfan

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Thelephora
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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