Japanese Water Shrew vs Species code: Rt

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Ruppia tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Species code: Rt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Ruppiaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Ruppia
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Ruppia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Rt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Species code: Rt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Rt

Habitat

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