Himalayan Water Shrew vs round-leaf cassia

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Himalayan Water Shrew round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Soricidae Fabaceae
Genus Chimarrogale Chamaecrista
Species Chimarrogale himalayica Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Himalayan Water Shrew round-leaf cassia
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.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Himalayan Water Shrew

No description available.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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