Malayan Water Shrew vs Scarlet Elfcup

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Sarcoscypha austriaca

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Scarlet Elfcup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Scarlet Elfcup
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetler)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sarcoscypha
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Sarcoscypha austriaca

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Scarlet Elfcup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Scarlet Elfcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet Elfcup

Habitat

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

Range

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