Chinese Water Shrew vs Forked Aster

Chimarrogale styani compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eurybia
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked Aster

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.