Chinese Water Shrew vs Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pteropus pohlei

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Geelvink Bay Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Geelvink Bay 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 pohlei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Geelvink Bay 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.