Malayan Water Shrew vs Olive Wax Cap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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