Malayan Water Shrew vs Tear Dropper

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

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