Chinese Water Shrew vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nephelomys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Nephelomys auriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Ecuadorean Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.