Chinese Water Shrew vs toothcup

Chimarrogale styani compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew toothcup
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Soricidae Lythraceae
Genus Chimarrogale Ammannia
Species Chimarrogale styani Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew toothcup
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.

toothcup

No description available.

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