vs Malayan Water Shrew

Lactarius flavidus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Russulales (روسوليات)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Russulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lactarius	Chimarrogale
Species	Lactarius flavidus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.

Lactarius flavidus is a gilled mushroom in the milk cap genus with a pale yellowish cap and white to yellowish latex that exudes when cut. It grows in Mediterranean and southern European forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with oak and pine trees. This fungus exchanges soil nutrients for photosynthetic sugars with its tree partners.