Malayan Water Shrew vs Willow Aldercap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Naucoria salicis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Willow Aldercap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Willow Aldercap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Naucoria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Naucoria salicis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Willow Aldercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Willow Aldercap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Aldercap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.