Japanese Water Shrew vs Mountain Waxcap

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese 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 platycephalus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water 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.