Malayan Water Shrew vs Timber Mazegill

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gloeophyllum
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).