Himalayan Water Shrew vs Plain Gold

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Micropterix calthella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Micropterix
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

Himalayan Water Shrew and Plain Gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Plain Gold
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.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.