Chinese Water Shrew vs Red Gyroporus

Chimarrogale styani compared with Gyroporus purpurinus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Red Gyroporus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Red Gyroporus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Gyroporaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gyroporus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Gyroporus purpurinus

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Gyroporus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Gyroporus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.