Chinese Water Shrew vs Mentawai Langur

Chimarrogale styani compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Presbytis
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Presbytis potenziani

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Mentawai Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Mentawai Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mentawai Langur

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.