Himalayan Water Shrew vs Red Leskea

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Orthothecium
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Red Leskea
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.

Red Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan