Himalayan Water Shrew vs Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Barbarea stricta

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Small-Flowered Winter-Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Barbarea
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Barbarea stricta

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
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.

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).