Malayan Water Shrew vs Mild Milkcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lactarius subdulcis

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mild Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mild Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lactarius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lactarius subdulcis

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mild Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mild Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mild Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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