Big Brown Bat vs Chinese Water Shrew

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Chimarrogale styani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Chinese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Chimarrogale
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Chimarrogale styani

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Chinese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Chinese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.