Button-Willow vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rubiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cephalanthus	Chimarrogale
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.