Malayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Milkcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mountain 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 salicis-reticulatae

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.