Malayan Water Shrew vs Yellow Fieldcap

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Bolbitius titubans

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Yellow Fieldcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellow Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Bolbitius
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Bolbitius titubans

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Yellow Fieldcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Fieldcap

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).