Japanese Water Shrew vs Scarce Vapourer

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Orgyia recens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Scarce Vapourer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Erebidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Orgyia
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Orgyia recens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Vapourer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Vapourer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.