Japanese Water Shrew vs Leaf beetle

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Longitarsus ganglbaueri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Leaf beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Longitarsus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Longitarsus ganglbaueri

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Leaf beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.