Chinese Water Shrew vs Poto Occidental

Chimarrogale styani compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Poto Occidental is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Poto Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Perodicticus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Poto Occidental share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Poto Occidental
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poto Occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.