Chinese Water Shrew vs Giam

Chimarrogale styani compared with Hopea forbesii

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Giam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Giam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hopea
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Hopea forbesii

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Giam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Giam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giam

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.