Brown Flat-body vs Chinese Water Shrew

Depressaria badiella compared with Chimarrogale styani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Flat-body	Chinese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Depressariidae	Soricidae
Genus	Depressaria	Chimarrogale
Species	Depressaria badiella	Chimarrogale styani

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Flat-body and Chinese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Flat-body	Chinese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Flat-body

The Brown Flat-body (Depressaria badiella) is a species in the genus Depressaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.