Chinese Water Shrew vs Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pattonomys punctatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
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	Echimyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pattonomys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Pattonomys punctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.