Japanese Short-tailed Bat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Eptesicus japonensis compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Short-tailed Bat	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Chimarrogale
Species	Eptesicus japonensis	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Short-tailed Bat and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Short-tailed Bat	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.