Chinese Water Shrew vs rough bindweed

Chimarrogale styani compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Smilax
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	rough bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and 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.