Beech slender vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Parornix fagivora compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech slender	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gracillariidae	Soricidae
Genus	Parornix	Chimarrogale
Species	Parornix fagivora	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Beech slender and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beech slender

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech slender	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Beech slender

The Beech slender (Parornix fagivora) is a species in the genus Parornix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.