vs Japanese Water Shrew

Hyphoderma deviatum compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Chimarrogale
Species	Hyphoderma deviatum	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.