Garlic Waxcap vs Lowe's Shrew

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Lowe's 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Lowe's 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.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.