Japanese Water Shrew vs Troitsky's Psephellus

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Psephellus troitzkyi

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Troitsky's Psephellus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Troitsky's Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Psephellus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Psephellus troitzkyi

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Troitsky's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Troitsky's Psephellus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Troitsky's Psephellus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.