Himalayan Water Shrew vs ribbed grass snail

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Vallonia costata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Vallonia
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	ribbed grass 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.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).