Bornean Water Shrew vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Soricidae Vespertilionidae
Genus Chimarrogale Eptesicus
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Eptesicus japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Japanese Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

No description available.

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