Japanese Water Shrew vs Ursine Colobus

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Colobus vellerosus

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ursine Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Ursine Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Colobus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Colobus vellerosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Ursine Colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ursine Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Ursine Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ursine Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.