Himalayan Water Shrew vs Thicket Twist

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Pandemis dumetana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Thicket Twist
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pandemis
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Pandemis dumetana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Twist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Thicket Twist
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.

Thicket Twist

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.