Malayan Water Shrew vs Meadow Waxcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Meadow Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Meadow 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	Cuphophyllus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Meadow Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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