Chinese Water Shrew vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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	Dipodidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pygeretmus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Pygeretmus platyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.