Chinese Water Shrew vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Chimarrogale styani compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sematophyllum
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.