Chinese Water Shrew vs Rusty Dot

Chimarrogale styani compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Crambidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Udea
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Rusty Dot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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.