Chinese Water Shrew vs Snow Rustwort

Chimarrogale styani compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gymnomitrion
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Snow Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.