Japanese Water Shrew vs Silver Hook

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Deltote uncula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Silver Hook
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Deltote
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Deltote uncula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silver Hook

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Hook

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.