Chinese Water Shrew vs Gray-headed Piprites

Chimarrogale styani compared with Piprites griseiceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Gray-headed Piprites
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Piprites
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Piprites griseiceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Gray-headed Piprites share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Piprites

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Gray-headed Piprites
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Piprites

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.