black rat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Rattus rattus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Rattus	Chimarrogale
Species	Rattus rattus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.