Chinese Water Shrew vs floating hook moss

Chimarrogale styani compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Warnstorfia
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	floating hook moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.