Japanese Water Shrew vs Oriental asperula

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Asperula
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).