Japanese Water Shrew vs sun shell

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Soricidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Astraea
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.