Chinese Water Shrew vs Clouded Apollo

Chimarrogale styani compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Clouded Apollo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Papilionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Parnassius
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Parnassius mnemosyne

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Clouded Apollo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Clouded Apollo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Apollo

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Clouded Apollo

Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.