Himalayan Water Shrew vs mountain melick

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Melica
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	mountain melick
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 melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.