Himalayan Water Shrew vs Running mountaingrass

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Oplismenus
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).