Japanese Water Shrew vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	North Moluccan Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Pteropus caniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and North Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.