Himalayan Water Shrew vs Touch-me-not

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Soricidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Melianthus
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.