Malayan Water Shrew vs Warty Dapperling

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Echinoderma perplexum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Warty Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Warty Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Echinoderma
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Echinoderma perplexum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Warty Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Warty Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Warty Dapperling

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.