Malayan Water Shrew vs Upper Crust

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Amaurodon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.