Chinese Water Shrew vs Rust fungus

Chimarrogale styani compared with Uromyces spegazzinii

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Rust fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Rust fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Uromyces
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Uromyces spegazzinii

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rust fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Rust fungus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rust fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.