Himalayan Water Shrew vs Horse Mint

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Mentha longifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Horse Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mentha
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Mentha longifolia

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Horse Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Horse Mint
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.

Horse Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Norway.