Chinese Water Shrew vs elliptic trough shell

Chimarrogale styani compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Soricidae	Mactridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Spisula
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Spisula elliptica

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and elliptic trough shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	elliptic trough shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.