Chinese Water Shrew vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Chimarrogale styani compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

  • Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Soricidae Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Chimarrogale Cotoneaster
Species Chimarrogale styani Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew Spreading Cotoneaster
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Spreading Cotoneaster

No description available.

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