Japanese Water Shrew vs Migrant Spreadwing

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Lestes barbarus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Migrant Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Lestidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lestes
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Lestes barbarus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Migrant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Migrant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.