Himalayan Water Shrew vs Vine Maple

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Acer
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Vine Maple
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.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.