Himalayan Water Shrew vs Wedgeleaf dock

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rumex
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Wedgeleaf dock
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.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).