Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog vs Eurasian water shrew

Fejervarya cancrivora compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Soricidae
Genus	Fejervarya	Neomys
Species	Fejervarya cancrivora	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.