Chinese Water Shrew vs Greater Chinese Mole

Chimarrogale styani compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Euroscaptor
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Soricomorpha. (Soricomorpha)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Chinese Mole

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.