Himalayan Water Shrew vs Spiny Baskettail

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Epitheca spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Epitheca
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Epitheca spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Himalayan Water Shrew and Spiny Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Spiny Baskettail
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.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.