Japanese Water Shrew vs Mentawai Langur

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Presbytis
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Presbytis potenziani

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Mentawai Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.