Japanese Water Shrew vs Kolakovsky's Psephellus

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Psephellus kolakovskyi

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Kolakovsky's Psephellus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Kolakovsky's Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Psephellus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Psephellus kolakovskyi

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Kolakovsky's Psephellus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Kolakovsky's Psephellus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kolakovsky's Psephellus

Habitat

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