Malayan Water Shrew vs Violet Domecap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Calocybe
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.