Dark Pincertail vs Japanese Water Shrew

Onychogomphus assimilis compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Pincertail	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gomphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Onychogomphus	Chimarrogale
Species	Onychogomphus assimilis	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Pincertail and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Pincertail	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.