Chinese Water Shrew vs Jointed Charlock

Chimarrogale styani compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew Jointed Charlock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Soricidae Brassicaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Raphanus
Species Chimarrogale styani Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew Jointed Charlock
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Jointed Charlock

No description available.

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