Japanese Water Shrew vs Lesser devilray

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mobula
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray