Chinese Water Shrew vs Desert Bandicoot

Chimarrogale styani compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Desert Bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Perameles
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Perameles eremiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Desert Bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Desert Bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.