Malayan Water Shrew vs Yellow False Truffle

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Yellow False Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellow False 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 luteolus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and Sweden.