Japanese Water Shrew vs Speckled Script-Lichen

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Schismatomma ricasolii

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Speckled Script-Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Speckled Script-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Soricidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Schismatomma
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Schismatomma ricasolii

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Script-Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Speckled Script-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Script-Lichen