Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nesomyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.