Malayan Water Shrew vs Wheat smut

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Soricidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tilletia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).