Himalayan Water Shrew vs Keruing

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Keruing
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 eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Keruing
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.

Keruing

Habitat

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