Chinaroot vs Chinese Water Shrew

Smilax china compared with Chimarrogale styani

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Chinese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Smilacaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Smilax	Chimarrogale
Species	Smilax china	Chimarrogale styani

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Chinese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.