Chinese Water Shrew vs Congested Cotoneaster

Chimarrogale styani compared with Cotoneaster congestus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Congested Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Congested Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cotoneaster
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Cotoneaster congestus

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Congested Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Congested Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Congested Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.