Japanese Water Shrew vs

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Pythium torulosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Soricidae	Pythiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pythium
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Pythium torulosum

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Pythium torulosum is an aquatic oomycete in the family Pythiaceae, known as a plant pathogen causing damping-off and root rot diseases in seedlings and crops. It produces zoospores for dispersal and thrives in wet soil and flooded growing conditions.