Boxthorn vs Japanese Water Shrew

Lycium shawii compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boxthorn Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Solanales (Solanales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Solanaceae Soricidae
Genus Lycium Chimarrogale
Species Lycium shawii Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boxthorn Japanese Water Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

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.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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