arctic shrew vs Mountain Water Rat

Sorex arcticus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• arctic shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorex	Baiyankamys
Species	Sorex arcticus	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic shrew and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic shrew

The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.