Himalayan Water Shrew vs Mingan Grapefern

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Soricidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Botrychium
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Mingan Grapefern
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.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).