Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Goblet Waxcap

Blarina hylophaga compared with Hygrocybe cantharellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Goblet Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Blarina	Hygrocybe
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Hygrocybe cantharellus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Goblet Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Goblet Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goblet Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).