Aniseed Cockleshell vs Malayan Water Shrew

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Aniseed Cockleshell is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Cockleshell	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Auriscalpiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lentinellus	Chimarrogale
Species	Lentinellus cochleatus	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Cockleshell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aniseed Cockleshell

The Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) is a species in the genus Lentinellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.