Grey Tooth vs Malayan Water Shrew

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Phellodon	Chimarrogale
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.