Chinese Water Shrew vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew Dwarf Flying Fox
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 Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Chimarrogale Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Chimarrogale styani Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Flying Fox

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.

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

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