Chinese Water Shrew vs Piacentini's Dikdik

Chimarrogale styani compared with Madoqua piacentinii

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Piacentini's Dikdik is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Piacentini's Dikdik
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Madoqua
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Madoqua piacentinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Piacentini's Dikdik share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Piacentini's Dikdik

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Piacentini's Dikdik
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piacentini's Dikdik

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.