Himalayan Water Shrew vs Cotonéaster

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cotoneaster
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Cotonéaster
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.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).