Death Cap vs Malayan Water Shrew

Amanita phalloides compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Soricidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chimarrogale
Species	Amanita phalloides	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.