Eastern Sowbread vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Cyclamen coum compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Sowbread	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Primulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cyclamen	Chimarrogale
Species	Cyclamen coum	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Sowbread	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.