Hotfoot Webcap vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot Webcap	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Chimarrogale
Species	Cortinarius bulliardii	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotfoot Webcap

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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.