Japanese Water Shrew vs Timor Oriole

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Oriolus melanotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Timor Oriole
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	Oriolus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Oriolus melanotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Timor Oriole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Timor Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Timor Oriole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timor Oriole

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.