Malayan Water Shrew vs Willow Bracket

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phellinus igniarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Willow Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Phellinus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Willow Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).