Chinese Water Shrew vs many-lined moth

Chimarrogale styani compared with Costaconvexa polygrammata

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while many-lined moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	many-lined moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Costaconvexa
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Costaconvexa polygrammata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and many-lined moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

many-lined moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	many-lined moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

many-lined moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. 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.