Chinese Water Shrew vs Devil'S Urn

Chimarrogale styani compared with Urnula craterium

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Devil'S Urn is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Devil'S Urn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Urnula
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Urnula craterium

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Devil'S Urn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.