Chinese Water Shrew vs spurred threadwort

Chimarrogale styani compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cephaloziella
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	spurred threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.