Malayan Water Shrew vs Slender Waxcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Hygrocybe radiata

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Slender Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender Waxcap
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	Hygrocybe
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Hygrocybe radiata

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Slender Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Slender Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.