Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Banded Webcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cortinarius armillatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Banded Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Banded Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cortinarius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cortinarius armillatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Banded Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Banded Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Banded Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).