Alpine Earwort vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Diplophyllum	Chimarrogale
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.