Japanese Water Shrew vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Southern Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pitohui
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Southern Variable Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Southern Variable Pitohui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.