Malayan Water Shrew vs Violet Webcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Violet 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 violaceus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.