Chinese Water Shrew vs Spring Blackclock

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Carabidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pterostichus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.