Japanese Water Shrew vs Panicled Bulrush

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Panicled Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Scirpus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Panicled Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.