Malayan Water Shrew vs Summer Truffle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tuber aestivum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Summer Truffle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Summer Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tuber
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tuber aestivum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Summer Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.