Japanese Water Shrew vs Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Rhinolophus osgoodi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
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	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Rhinolophus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Rhinolophus osgoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Osgood's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.