Himalayan Water Shrew vs Yefen

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Fuirena umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Yefen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Fuirena
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Fuirena umbellata

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Yefen
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.

Yefen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).