Himalayan Water Shrew vs Orange Cup

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Melastiza
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Orange Cup
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.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.