Malayan Water Shrew vs Tutsan Rust

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Melampsora hypericorum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Tutsan Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Tutsan Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Melampsora
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Melampsora hypericorum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tutsan Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Tutsan Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tutsan Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).