Chinese Water Shrew vs Javan Rusa

Chimarrogale styani compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Javan Rusa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rusa
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Javan Rusa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.