Fishtail Cup vs Malayan Water Shrew

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Discinaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Chimarrogale
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.