Japanese Water Shrew vs Variable Darner

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Aeshna
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.