Blue Devil vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Echium vulgare compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Devil Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Boraginaceae Soricidae
Genus Echium Chimarrogale
Species Echium vulgare Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Devil Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Himalayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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