Japanese Water Shrew vs Vernal Bluet

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Enallagma vernale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Vernal Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Enallagma
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Enallagma vernale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Vernal Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Vernal Bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vernal Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.