Himalayan Water Shrew vs Hortensia

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Hortensia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Hortensia
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Soricidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hydrangea
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hortensia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Hortensia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Hortensia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan