Heath Waxcap vs Jungle Shrew

Gliophorus laetus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath 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	Gliophorus	Suncus
Species	Gliophorus laetus	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.