Malayan Water Shrew vs Tuberous Inkcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Coprinopsis tuberosa

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tuberous Inkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tuberous Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Coprinopsis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Coprinopsis tuberosa

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tuberous Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tuberous Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.