Bitter-Root vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Apocynum	Chimarrogale
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.