Japanese Water Shrew vs

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Micromonospora chalcea

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mycobacteriales (Mycobacteriales)
Family	Soricidae	Micromonosporaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Micromonospora
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Micromonospora chalcea

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Micromonospora chalcea is an actinobacterium in the family Micromonosporaceae, one of the earliest described species of its genus. It is found in soil and aquatic sediments and is known for producing secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activity. Its conservation status is not evaluated.