Himalayan Water Shrew vs Stringwood

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Acalypha
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Stringwood
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.

Stringwood

Habitat

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