Japanese Water Shrew vs Pouch Cup

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Peziza
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Pouch Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.