Malayan Water Shrew vs Tiered Tooth

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hericium
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tiered Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.