Japanese Water Shrew vs Raphia Palm

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Raphia regalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Raphia
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Raphia regalis

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cameroon.