Chinese Water Shrew vs Red Balau

Chimarrogale styani compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Shorea
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.