Japanese Water Shrew vs Cibeta de Madagascar

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Cibeta de Madagascar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Cibeta de Madagascar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Soricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Fossa
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Cibeta de Madagascar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cibeta de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Cibeta de Madagascar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cibeta de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.