Mountain Waxcap vs Ornate Shrew

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sorex
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.