Green-eyed Hooktail vs Japanese Water Shrew

Onychogomphus forcipatus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Green-eyed Hooktail is Near Threatened while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-eyed Hooktail	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 forcipatus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green-eyed Hooktail and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green-eyed Hooktail

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-eyed Hooktail	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.