Boissier's Psephellus vs Japanese Water Shrew

Psephellus boissieri compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Boissier's Psephellus is Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boissier's Psephellus	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Psephellus	Chimarrogale
Species	Psephellus boissieri	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Boissier's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boissier's Psephellus	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boissier's Psephellus

Habitat

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

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boissier's Psephellus

The Boissier's Psephellus (Psephellus boissieri) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.