Chinese Water Shrew vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Chimarrogale styani compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aeretes
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

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.