Malayan Water Shrew vs Sand Deceiver

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Laccaria maritima

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Sand Deceiver is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Sand Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Soricidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Laccaria
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Laccaria maritima

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sand Deceiver

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Sand Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

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