Japanese Water Shrew vs Keruing

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dipterocarpus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keruing

Habitat

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