Malayan Water Shrew vs Spring Fieldcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Agrocybe praecox

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Spring Fieldcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Spring Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Agrocybe
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Agrocybe praecox

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Spring Fieldcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).