Chestnut Teal vs Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Anas castanea compared with Crocidura rapax

Key Differences

• Chestnut Teal is Least Concern while Chinese White-toothed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Teal	Chinese White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Anatidae	Soricidae
Genus	Anas	Crocidura
Species	Anas castanea	Crocidura rapax

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Teal and Chinese White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Teal

LC — Least Concern

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Teal	Chinese White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Teal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Teal

Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

The Chinese White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura rapax) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.