Japanese Water Shrew vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Piliocolobus epieni

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Niger Delta Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.