Japanese Water Shrew vs Rusty Snaketail

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ophiogomphus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.