Chinese Water Shrew vs Red Nail Gall Mite

Chimarrogale styani compared with Eriophyes tiliae

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Red Nail Gall Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Red Nail Gall Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Eriophyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Eriophyes
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Eriophyes tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Red Nail Gall Mite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Nail Gall Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Red Nail Gall Mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Nail Gall Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.