Chinese Water Shrew vs Harmless Serotine

Chimarrogale styani compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eptesicus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.