Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Orange Waxcap

Blarina hylophaga compared with Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Orange 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 aurantiosplendens

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Orange 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.

Orange Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.