Malayan Water Shrew vs Redheaded Inkcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Coprinopsis erythrocephala

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Redheaded Inkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Redheaded Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Coprinopsis
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Coprinopsis erythrocephala

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Redheaded Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Redheaded Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redheaded Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.