Himalayan Water Shrew vs Thinkadu

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Parashorea
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Thinkadu
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.

Thinkadu

Habitat

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