Malayan Water Shrew vs Tuberous Polypore

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Polyporus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.