Himalayan Water Shrew vs Oriental asperula

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Asperula
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Oriental asperula
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.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).