Himalayan Water Shrew vs hollong

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Dipterocarpus retusus

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while hollong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	hollong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dipterocarpus
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Dipterocarpus retusus

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

hollong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	hollong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

hollong

Habitat

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