Chinese Water Shrew vs Shoebutton

Chimarrogale styani compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ardisia
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.