Himalayan Water Shrew vs spurred threadwort

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cephaloziella
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.