vs Chinese Water Shrew

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Chimarrogale styani

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Chordariaceae Soricidae
Genus Asperococcus Chimarrogale
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Chimarrogale styani

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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