Malayan Water Shrew vs Pixie Foam

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Lecanorales (チャシブゴケ目)
Family	Soricidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Stereocaulon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Pixie Foam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pixie Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.