Himalayan Water Shrew vs Mountain Cherry

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Mountain Cherry
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.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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