Chinese Water Shrew vs Sumac Needles

Chimarrogale styani compared with Phaeocalicium curtisii

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Sumac Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Sumac Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Soricidae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Phaeocalicium
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Phaeocalicium curtisii

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sumac Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Sumac Needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sumac Needles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.