arghan vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Aechmea magdalenae compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arghan	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bromeliaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aechmea	Chimarrogale
Species	Aechmea magdalenae	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

arghan

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arghan	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arghan

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

arghan

The Arghan, Aechmea magdalenae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.