Malayan Water Shrew vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rhizopogon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellow Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.