Chinese Water Shrew vs Devil-thorn

Chimarrogale styani compared with Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew Devil-thorn
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Cactaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Echinocereus
Species Chimarrogale styani Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew Devil-thorn
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

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.

Devil-thorn

No description available.

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