Malayan Water Shrew vs Spruce Tooth

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Phellodon
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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