Chinese Water Shrew vs Leafy Brain

Chimarrogale styani compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Soricidae	Tremellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Phaeotremella
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Leafy Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.