Chinese Water Shrew vs Maple Piercer

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pammene trauniana

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Maple Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Maple Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pammene
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Pammene trauniana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Maple Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Maple Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Maple Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.