Garlic Waxcap vs Ornate Shrew

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Ornate 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	Sorex
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Ornate 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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.