Chinese Water Shrew vs Turkish snail

Chimarrogale styani compared with Helix lucorum

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Turkish snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Turkish snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Helicidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Helix
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Helix lucorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Turkish snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Turkish snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turkish snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.