Malayan Water Shrew vs Twisted Deceiver

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Laccaria tortilis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Twisted Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Laccaria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Twisted Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

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