Himalayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Waxcap

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water 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	Chimarrogale	Hygrocybe
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.