Malayan Water Shrew vs Urchin Earthfan

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Urchin Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Urchin Earthfan
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	Thelephora
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.