Himalayan Water Shrew vs stump-tailed macaque

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Macaca arctoides

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while stump-tailed macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	stump-tailed macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Macaca
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Macaca arctoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Himalayan Water Shrew and stump-tailed macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

stump-tailed macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	stump-tailed macaque
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.

stump-tailed macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.