Chinese Water Shrew vs Large False Serotine

Chimarrogale styani compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Large False 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large False Serotine

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.