Himalayan Water Shrew vs Violet Domecap

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Calocybe
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Violet Domecap
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.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan