Flats Silkypuff vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Diastella proteoides compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Proteaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Diastella	Chimarrogale
Species	Diastella proteoides	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.