Chinese Water Shrew vs Cudbear

Chimarrogale styani compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Soricidae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ochrolechia
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cudbear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.