Chinese Water Shrew vs Golden Lion Tamarin

Chimarrogale styani compared with Leontopithecus rosalia

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Golden Lion Tamarin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Golden Lion Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Leontopithecus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Leontopithecus rosalia

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Golden Lion Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Golden Lion Tamarin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Golden Lion Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Lion Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.