Malayan Water Shrew vs White Brain

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Exidia thuretiana

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while White Brain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	White Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Soricidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Exidia
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	White Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.