Giant Mole Shrew vs Mountain Waxcap

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Mountain 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	Anourosorex	Hygrocybe
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.