Malayan Water Shrew vs Violet Smut

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Soricidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Urocystis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.