Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs Mountain Water Rat

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Crocidura	Baiyankamys
Species	Crocidura suaveolens	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser White-toothed Shrew and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.