Malayan Water Shrew vs Surprise Webcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cortinarius semisanguineus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Surprise 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 semisanguineus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Surprise Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Surprise Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Surprise 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).