Japanese Water Shrew vs Variable Chafer

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gnorimus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.