Himalayan Water Shrew vs owl's-eye

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Mammillaria parkinsonii

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while owl's-eye is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	owl's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mammillaria
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Mammillaria parkinsonii

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

owl's-eye

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	owl's-eye
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.

owl's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan