Malayan Water Shrew vs Variable Webcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cortinarius anomalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Variable 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 anomalus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.