Chinese Water Shrew vs Toothed dock

Chimarrogale styani compared with Rumex dentatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Toothed dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Toothed dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rumex
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Rumex dentatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Toothed dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Toothed dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothed dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Pakistan, Qatar), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, 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.