Malayan Water Shrew vs Violet Milkcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Lactarius violascens

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Violet Milkcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lactarius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Lactarius violascens

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Milkcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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