Chinese Water Shrew vs Creeping Thyme

Chimarrogale styani compared with Thymus praecox

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Creeping Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Thymus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Thymus praecox

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Creeping Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.