Himalayan Water Shrew vs Indian-laurel

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Litsea glutinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Indian-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Soricidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Litsea
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Litsea glutinosa

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Indian-laurel
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.

Indian-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan