Japanese Water Shrew vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Peropteryx
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Peropteryx macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.