Chinese Water Shrew vs Fiery Squirrel

Chimarrogale styani compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Fiery Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Sciurus flammifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Fiery Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.