Chinese Water Shrew vs Predacious diving beetle

Chimarrogale styani compared with Hydroporus guernei

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Predacious diving beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Predacious diving beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hydroporus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Hydroporus guernei

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Predacious diving beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Predacious diving beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.