Malayan Water Shrew vs Oak Milk-Cap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lactarius quietus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Oak Milk-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Oak Milk-Cap
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 quietus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oak Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Oak Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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