Garlic Waxcap vs Jungle Shrew

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Suncus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.