Japanese Water Shrew vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.