Chinese Water Shrew vs Northern elephant seal

Chimarrogale styani compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Soricidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mirounga
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern elephant seal

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.