Himalayan Water Shrew vs plicate door snail

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Macrogastra
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Himalayan Water Shrew and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	plicate door snail
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.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.